1954 Rugby League World Cup final

1954 Rugby League World Cup final FranceFrance 30px Great BritainGreat Britain 30px FFR XIII RFL FRA France 16 GBR Great Britain 16 4 8 12 8 8 16 13 November 1954 Parc des Princes Paris, France Man of the Match Don Robinson (Great Britain) Charles Appleton (Great Britain) 30,368 BBC (United Kingdom) Eddie Waring Rugby League World Cup final 1968 The 1954 Rugby League World Cup final was the conclusive game of the 1954 Rugby League World Cup tournament and was played between France and Great Britain on 13 November 1954 at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France. Background 1954 Rugby League World Cup thumb|right|Parc des Princes, the venue of the inaugural Rugby League World Cup final The 1954 Rugby League World Cup was the inaugural staging of the Rugby League World Cup. The tournament was held in France from 30 October, culminating in the final between France and Great Britain on 13 November. France Scores and results list France's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Attendance Stage NZL 22 13 30 October Parc des Princes, Paris 13,240 Group Stage GBR 13 13 7 November Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 37,471 Group Stage AUS 15 5 11 November Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes 13,000 Group Stage Great Britain Scores and results list Great Britain's points tally first. Opposing Team For Against Date Venue Attendance Stage AUS 28 13 31 October Stade de Gerland, Lyon 10,250 Group Stage FRA 13 13 7 November Stadium Municipal, Toulouse 37,471 Group Stage NZL 26 6 11 November Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux 14,000 Group Stage Match details The BBC broadcast the whole match live in the UK via the Television Continental Exchange – a rare novelty for the time. #eeeeee 13 November 1954 FRA 12–16 GBR Try: Raymond Contrastin Vincent Cantoni Goals: Puig Aubert (3) Try: Gordon Brown (2) Gerry Helme David Rose Goals: Jimmy Ledgard (2) Parc des Princes, Paris 30,368 Charles Appleton (Great Britain) Don Robinson (Great Britain) Report _francerl54 _francerl54 _francerl54 _whitetop 0000CD 0000CD 0000CD FFFFFF FF0000 France _GBRL _GBR1 _blue_stripes2 _red_stripes2 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF Great Britain FB 1 Puig Aubert (c)RW 2 Vincent CantoniRC 3 Claude TeisseireLC 4 Jacques MerqueyLW 5 Raymond ContrastinSO 6 Antoine JimenezSH 7 Joseph CrespoPR 8 Joseph KrawzyckHK 9 Jean AudoubertPR 10 François RinaldiSR 11 Armand SaveSR 12 Jean PambrunLF 13 Gilbert VerdiéCoach:FRA Jean Duhau and Rene Duffort FB 1 Jimmy LedgardRW 2 David RoseRC 3 Phil JacksonLC 4 Albert NaughtonLW 5 Mick SullivanSO 6 Gordon BrownSH 7 Gerry HelmePR 8 John ThorleyHK 9 Sam SmithPR 10 Bob CoverdaleSR 11 Basil WattsSR 12 Don RobinsonLF 13 Dave Valentine (c)Coach:ENG Gideon Shaw France opened the scoring with a penalty Puig-Aubert kick from 45 yards out and played well early in the match, leading early in the second half thanks to a brilliant try from Cantoni. However Great Britain did not waver, with credit for the win given to a starring role by centre Phil JacksonPaddy McAteer (22 December 2010) "Whole World in their Hands" https://web.archive.org/web/20121005172123/http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/whole-world-in-their-hands-1.793415?referrerPath=sport%2F 2012-10-05 North West Evening Mail and the play of their forward pack, as well as the tough match France had played against Australia in Nantes two days earlier. AAP World Cup to England The Sydney Morning Herald 6 15 November 1954 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3DMTAAAAIBAJ&pg=5204,2325194&dq 6 October 2009July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Great Britain defeated France 16–12 and became the first team to lift the World Cup.The History of Rugby League http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/superleague/history.php Rugby League Information napit.co.uk 2 January 2014 References Category:Rugby League World Cup finals final Category:International sports competitions in Paris Rugby League World Cup final 1954